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私の叔父はベトナム戦争の退役軍人だ。

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叔父 ベトナム 戦争 退役 軍人

English Translation

My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Furigana

(わたし)叔父(おじ)はベトナム戦争(せんそう)退役(たいえき)軍人(ぐんじん)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa Betonamu sensō no taieki gunjin da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
越南 (えつなん、ベトナム)
Vietnam
戦争 (せんそう)
war
退役 (たいえき)
retiring from military service
軍人 (ぐんじん)
military personnel; soldier
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: グン、 いくさ
Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person